Japanese

Noun

火の鳥 ‎(hiragana ひのとり, romaji hi no tori)

1. (mythology) A phoenix, more specifically as in Western mythology.

Synonyms

• 不死鳥 (ふしちょう) ‎(fushichō): "undying bird"
• 鳳凰 (ほうおう) ‎(hōō): a phoenix, as in Eastern mythology
• 朱雀 (すざく) ‎(suzaku): "red/vermilion bird"
• フェニックス ‎(fenikkusu): phoenix as transcribed into katakana

See also

• Phoenix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia